Josh Emmett delivered the goods last night (Sat., June 18, 2022) at UFC Austin live on ESPN/ESPN+ from inside Moody Center in Austin, Tex., when the featherweight contender outlasted Calvin Kattar in the main event (highlights HERE). In addition to the featherweight headliner, UFC Austin produced a collection of finishes and back-and-forth performances. Check them
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Dana White will not book Joe Lauzon vs. Donald Cerrone again | UFC Austin Video Hours before Saturday’s UFC Austin event, the fight card lost its co-main event between veterans Joe Lauzon and Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone. It was the second time a match between the two fell apart the day of an event. Cerrone and
One year ago, Kevin Holland found himself under scrutiny for how he handled the first main event loss of his UFC career. Going into UFC on ESPN: Brunson vs. Holland, Holland had accumulated five straight wins and was in strong contention for being considered the 2020 Fighter of the Year. Then, in his first outing
4:01 PM ET The UFC has another significant bantamweight fight on tap. Top contender Cory Sandhagen and rising prospect Song Yadong will headline a UFC Fight Night card on Sept. 17 at a location to be determined, sources confirmed to ESPN. Bout agreements have been sent to both sides, sources said. The fight was first
Ronda Rousey has named the one opponent who could lure her back to MMA. Rousey, 35, retired from MMA in 2016 and was the first female fighter inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame in 2018. “Rowdy” was last in the Octagon at UFC 207 where she succumbed to Amanda Nunes. Since departing the UFC,
Charles Oliveira is holding nothing back in his assessment of the Arizona State Athletic Commission (ASAC) as “Do Bronx” believes the commission cost him his lightweight title at UFC 274. It’s well-known by now that Oliveira narrowly missed weight for his lightweight title defense against Justin Gaethje at UFC 274 this past May. As a
Israel Adesanya releases behind the scenes footage of UFC 276 training camp Go behind the scenes with UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya as he prepares for his 5th title defense against Jared ‘The Killa Gorilla’ Cannonier at UFC 276 in Las Vegas Nevada July 2. UFC 276 takes place at T-Mobile Arena and features a
The next round of this year’s Professional Fighters League regular season took place tonight and MMA News will be right here to bring you the results and highlights! The headliner saw Clay Collard taking on Alexander Martinez. After the completion of the first go-around, the lightweights and light heavyweights returned for their sophomore outings of
12:43 AM ET ATLANTA — The 2022 playoffs are nearly set for PFL’s lightweight and light heavyweight divisions — and they both feature plenty of familiar names. At light heavyweight, 2021 champion Antonio Carlos Jr. (15-5) secured the No. 3 seed, with a decision win over Bruce Souto at PFL 4 on Friday. He will
Image via @cody_nolove/ @gorillawearusa on Instagram Cody Garbrandt and Rani Yahya will no longer be fighting on July 9. Multiple sources inform BJPENN.com that Yahya has suffered a neck injury that has forced him to pull out of his fight against Gabrandt. At this time, it’s uncertain if the fight will be rebooked for a
ATLANTA, GEORGIA — Professional Fighters League (PFL) continues its 2022 season TONIGHT (Fri., June 17, 2022) with a Lightweight and Light Heavyweight showcase. Headlining the card will be a Lightweight banger between fan favorite, Clay Collard, and Alex Martinez. MMAmania.com will deliver LIVE results and real-time play-by-play coverage of the entire PFL 4 main card
The second half of the Professional Fighters League (PFL) Regular Season began on Friday with a sensational night of action at PFL 4. This was the first of three events taking place at Overtime Elite Arena in Atlanta, Georgia. The ten-fight event featured bouts in the Lightweight and Light Heavyweight divisions, with seven fighters clinching
Gilbert Burns will be sticking around the UFC for the foreseeable future. Burns took to Twitter to announce he has signed a new multi-fight deal with the Las Vegas-based mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion. He thanked the UFC’s Dana White and Sean Shelby, as well as manager Ali Abdelaziz. “I just signed a new multi-fight
8:30 AM ET JOSH EMMETT WOKE up with his wife, Vanessa, looking at him four years ago in the bedroom of their Northern California home. The couple were high school sweethearts and have been together for nearly two decades. They are inseparable. Even when the slightest thing might be wrong with Emmett, Vanessa will notice
Image via @ufc on Instagram (photographer not listed) Valentina Shevchenko has revealed that she was fighting injured against Taila Santos this past weekend at UFC 275. It was Valentina Shevchenko (23-3 MMA) vs Taila Santos (19-2 MMA) this past Saturday, June 11th in the women’s co-main flyweight event in the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang,
GLORY kickboxing today announced it has terminated all Russian athletes as a result of complications from the war in Ukraine. That includes light heavyweight champion Artem Vakhitov. As a result, top contenders Luis Tavares and Sergej Maslobojev will collide for the vacant title in the GLORY 81 co-main event on Aug. 20 inside CASTELLO Dusseldorf
UFC Austin live results begin at 4 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. PT on Saturday, June 18, on MMAWeekly.com. The fights take place at the Moody Center in Austin, Texas. Click on the fight below in the UFC on ESPN 37 live results section for live stats or jump down to the written UFC on
Former UFC Welterweight Champion Tyron Woodley has a message for those who downplay the physical requirements of professional wrestling: “That sh*t hurt.” While drastically different in the form of entertainment they both give out, there’s always been some form of string connecting professional wrestling and mixed martial arts, whether through former UFC Heavyweight Champion Brock